SPARO/CSO Plan

Schedule, by subsystem
B = Build, I = Install, T = Test
1/5 1/12 1/19 1/26 2/2 2/9 2/16 2/23 3/2 3/9 3/16 3/23 3/30 4/6
Cryostat T T T T T
Cold Electronics B B B B B I I T T
Preamps B B B B T
Data System B B B B T
Optics B B B B B B B B B I T T
HWP Control B B B B B B T T T
System Tests X X
Packing X
Schedule, by task (list of tasks appears below)
1/5 1/12 1/19 1/26 2/2 2/9 2/16 2/23 3/2 3/9 3/16 3/23 3/30 4/6
Jessie, David 1 1 1 1 1 2,3 2,3 3,4 4,5 4,5 5 6 6
Jesse 1,2,3 4
Bob H. 1,2 1,2 1,2,3 1,2,3 4
Giles 1 2,3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8
Jim 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7
Tom 1 1,2 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 3 3 4 4,5 5
Bob L. 1 2 2
Jeff 1 1 1,2,3 3,4 3,4 3,4 3,4 3,4 3,4,5 3,5 5 5
List of Tasks
Jessie/David
  1. Finish cryostat
  2. Modify cryostat for signal and thermometry cabling
  3. Install data analysis software on belmont
  4. Modify dewar for optics
  5. Help Develop Plan for Packing Dewar (with Jeff)
  6. Help with system tests
Jesse
  1. Finish preamp drawings
  2. Design and Order 4K PC boards
  3. Prepare detector arrays for installation
  4. Install 800 micron concentrators into new holder
Bob H.
  1. Build A/D box and Nu-bus card
  2. Assemble preamps
  3. Install signal and thermometry wires from dewar feed-thrus to thermometers and JFET boxes
  4. Assemble JFET boxes
Giles
  1. Order pressure window, blocking filter, pupil mirror
  2. Generate numbers for 800 micron concentrators
  3. Sketch-level design of JFET-boxes
  4. Sketch-level design of adjustable grid
  5. Install detectors and electronics into SPARO
  6. Test SPARO detectors/electronics
  7. Develop plan for mechanically mounting SPARO at CSO
  8. Help with system tests
Jim
  1. Design and build bushing and gear-train for blankoff wheel
  2. Design and build JFET boxes
  3. Design and build pupil mirror holder
  4. Design and build adjustable grid
  5. Finish hwp assy: gear-train, snout mods, encoder
  6. Install optics
  7. Implement plan for mounting dewar at CSO
Tom
  1. Specify and Order new HWP and field lens
  2. Develop and test HWP controller
  3. Develop facility for basic optics testing
  4. Test optics
  5. Help with system tests
Bob L.
  1. Show Giles how to run SPARO software on Yerkes/CSO data system
  2. Carry out any remaining mods to make SPARO usable at CSO
Jeff
  1. Build 2.5 inch dia. feedthrus
  2. Help with drilling of preamp holes in dewar
  3. Build 800 micron light concentrators
  4. Build snouts: IVCS, OVCS, 300 K
  5. Help develop plan for packing and shipping dewar. Implement plan.
Last updated January 3, 1998. Contact g-novak@nwu.edu